libpysal.cg.asShape¶

libpysal.cg.asShape(obj)[source]¶

Returns a PySAL shape object from obj, which must support the __geo_interface__.

Parameters:¶

obj : {libpysal.cg.{Point, LineSegment, Line, Ray, Chain, Polygon}¶

A geometric representation of an object.

Raises:¶

• TypeError – Raised when obj is not a supported shape.

• NotImplementedError – Raised when geo_type is not a supported type.

Returns:¶

obj – A new geometric representation of the object.

Return type:¶

{libpysal.cg.{Point, LineSegment, Line, Ray, Chain, Polygon}